Raglan-Manu Bay surf break

Raglan-Manu Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 NZST
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Raglan-Manu Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raglan-Manu Bay sea temperature is
17.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Raglan-Manu Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Manu Bay at 10AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (06 May)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (06 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

Table - waves today at Raglan-Manu Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Fri night).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
1.3
NW
7
1.6
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.2
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
178
158
156
137
99
144
220
215
209
277
273
259
246
239
183
183
183
180
178
158
162
289
588
848
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
20
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:26AM2.74m
12:46PM2.53m
1:05AM2.63m
1:30PM2.41m
1:52AM2.50m
2:25PM2.29m
Low Tide
6:44AM0.65m
7:00PM0.62m
7:27AM0.77m
7:42PM0.74m
8:17AM0.86m
8:34PM0.84m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
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7:05
7:05
7:07
7:07
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5:28
5:27
5:25
5:24
2
7
Temp °C
15
14
15
16
19
19
17
16
16
16
17
20
21
18
16
15
14
14
15
19
19
18
17
16
13
12
13
14
18
19
16
14
14
14
15
18
19
16
14
13
12
12
12
16
15
14
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
1
NW
7
1.3
NW
7
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
2.2
WNW
9
Energy kJ
178
158
156
137
99
144
220
215
209
277
273
259
246
239
32
33
40
35
38
88
162
158
111
848
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
17
0.4
WSW
13
0.2
NNW
4
0.3
N
4
0.4
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
5
0.1
W
22
0.7
NW
6
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.3
W
18
0.5
WSW
14
Energy kJ
55
65
1
3
8
15
9
32
183
183
183
180
178
158
160
57
110
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.2
W
11
0.3
WSW
18
Energy kJ
9
9
2
2
13
13
23
9
62
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.3
N
4
0.4
N
4
0.6
NNW
5
0.4
NE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.5
NE
3
1.6
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
Energy kJ
1
3
6
19
3
1
6
289
588
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
249
221
221
221
9
9
9
9
228
231
291
291
221
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
4
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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